How Ian Desmond's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Ian Desmond posted a career Fielding Percentage of 97.08, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 2018, posting 99.51, near the league average of 98.39 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 94.66, near the league average of 98.24 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 98.75 in 2017 to 99.51 in 2018 and 97.4 in 2019. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 11 seasons.

Ian Desmond Lifetime Fielding Percentage

Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Ian Desmond
Ian Desmond
Fielding Percentage
Career97.08
Season Avg.97.08
162 Game Avg.97.08
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Ian Desmond Fielding Percentage Per Season

Ian Desmond's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ian Desmond Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Ian Desmond Fielding Percentage by Team

Ian Desmond's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ian Desmond career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Ian Desmond Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ian Desmond's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ian Desmond Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Ian Desmond Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ian Desmond's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ian Desmond Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ian Desmond Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ian Desmond's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ian Desmond Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table